This study suggests that COVID-19 patients may have long-term cognitive and behavioral problems.

 

This study suggests that COVID-19 patients may have long-term cognitive and behavioral problems. 

The Japanese Academy of Neurology (EAN) highlights the need for a longer study. go to class Researchers at Vita Salute San Rafaele University in Milan, Italy, have identified memory, spatial perception and information processing problems eight weeks later as a result of the virus's effect on patients following Covid-19 infection. 

They found that the more severe the respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 in hospitals, the worse the executive function. In this study, conducted in Italy, patients were tested for neurological performance and MRI was performed two months after symptoms of COVID-19 appeared. One in five patients reported post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and 16% had symptoms of depression. 

More than 50% of patients present with cognitive impairment, 16% of executive functions (working memory, flexible thinking, information processing), 6% of spatial problems (difficulty assessing depth and contrast), 6% of memory deficits, and 25% . The total percentage of all these attributes. Young people had much more severe cognitive and psychological problems. He was in his fifties and had problems with executive functions. 

"Our study found that COVID-19 is associated with serious cognitive and behavioral problems and persists for months after recovery," the authors explain.